WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —

Barry O’Brien has been driving Circuit shuttles in West Palm Beach for almost three years now.

“We used to charge $3 a ride up until now, which is pretty inexpensive - but free is better than $3 a ride,” O’Brien said.

He said all of the drivers are local. And even though the need for these rides slowed down during the pandemic, the pilot project between Circuit and the West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority over the next three months could prove their services are needed as a long-term option in the city.

“We’ve had so much development come in the downtown and we do have quite a few residents in the downtown and we’ve noticed an increase in vehicle traffic,” said Teneka Feaman, associate executive director at West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority.

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